1.   Across the state, corn crops failed due to the drought.

2.   If the crops fail again this year thousands of people will go hungry.

3.   It will be a calamity for farmers if the crops fail again.

4.   Once more the potato crop had failed.

5.   The crops had failed, and once more, famine threatened the region.

6.   The drought meant the crops failed and food was scarce.

7.   When the cotton crop failed or when prices dropped because it was too abundant, blacks almost literally starved.

8.   It will be a calamity for farmers if the crops failed again.

9.   Several key crops failed when they were attacked by pests.

10.   In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.